Placemaking

28 July 2026

Five minutes with... Leo Shapland

David Taylor meets King’s Cross Group CEO Leo Shapland to discuss the estate’s evolution, social inclusion, Google, energy resilience, jobs, events and plans for its future.

Education & Health

27 July 2026

From a Personal Act of Joy to a National Movement

Lucy Musgrave OBE RDI shares how her leukaemia diagnosis inspired Cartwheel for a Cure, growing from a personal act of positivity into a national campaign supporting Leukaemia UK.

Housing

21 July 2026

Beyond Compliance: Resident-led housing

Lizzie Le Mare of Tibbalds reflects on NLA’s April Housing Expert Panel meeting and how better data and evaluation can improve housing design and residents’ lives.

Education & Health

21 July 2026

The UK's School Ventilation Deficit Shows Why Retrofit Can No Longer Wait

Ian Palmer of Airflow explores the UK’s school ventilation deficit and why smart ventilation must be central to retrofit, creating healthier, more resilient places to learn.

Conservation & Heritage

20 July 2026

Five minutes with... Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire

David Taylor talks to Historic England co-CEOs Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire about job-sharing, its benefits and heritage’s role in a Britain increasingly focused on retrofit first.

Conservation & Heritage, New London Agenda

20 July 2026

Why Retrofit Windows Have to Do More Than Ever Before

Kevin O’Neill of REHAU UK explores why retrofit windows must balance thermal, acoustic, ventilation and safety demands, drawing on the transformation of Hampden House.

Planning

14 July 2026

Stop-start policies are killing confidence – the UK urgently needs a cross-party framework to unlock growth

Stuart Syddell, a Partner at Stace, argues that seven-party politics is destabilising UK development — and only a cross-party framework can restore investor confidence.

Placemaking

13 July 2026

The Long Game: Partnerships built to outlast change

Stephanie Smith, Head of Residential at Muse, reflects on key insights from the NLA Place Partnerships Conference and how partnerships can thrive through changing priorities.

Conservation & Heritage

09 July 2026

Five minutes with... James Lord

David Taylor meets HTA Partner and Landscape Lead James Lord at the new Queen Elizabeth II Garden to discuss its design, inspiration, slow gardening and lessons for climate-resilient cities.

Education & Health

09 July 2026

The Future of Learning Spaces

How can learning spaces evolve for the future? Samantha Cooke, Director at KPF, reflects on NLA's Education Expert Panel discussion on creativity, inclusion and school design.

Net Zero

09 July 2026

The facts are in: Is HVAC the missing piece in the carbon conversation?

Karl Stauss, Head of Client Delivery at AET Flexible Space, explores new research with WSP revealing how HVAC choices influence carbon, cost, energy and building performance from day one.

Planning

09 July 2026

More than human planning in practice: A roundtable

Pushpa Arabindoo, Associate Professor in UCL's Department of Geography, reflects on an NLA-hosted roundtable exploring what more-than-human planning means in practice.